Minutes:
MEETING AT
EL RAR PRIMARY SCHOOL ON 22 JANUARY 2021
Present:
Benjamin Mwanzia
Headteacher, James Matambu Class 7 teacher, Joseph Shoka Charo Class 5 teacher, David
Gachoki Mburu Class 2
teacher, Macdonald Charo
Class 4 teacher, Stephen
Kilundo St 3 teacher, Stephen Kameti TAS/KWS ,
Gill Marshall-Andrews TAS UK.
School update:
The school
re-oened partially in October for Class 4 students. All teachers were present but only 9 students
reported out of a total of 14 on roll.
Only 2 girls.
The school
opened fully on 4 January with 73 boys on roll (59 reported) and 23 girls on
roll (11 reported). This imbalance is a
source of great concern. Stephen will
speak to Abas.
The missing
students are being chased up by the chief.
There are 5
TSC teachers with one more expected to come.
All are men, which may explain why there are so few girl students. The school has never had a female teacher.
Projects:
Funding has
been in place for some time for an Education Day to raise awareness in the
community and encourage parents to send their children to school – particularly
their girls. The HT says there are no
more girls in the community but this cant be the case?
The HT has
promised to hold an Education Day in March.
There is
also a problem with the TV because the government provided solar system does
not work. The school is waiting for a
government technician to repair it and replace the batteries. This is a problem across the country.
The HT will
prepare a proposal for a new source of solar energy - ?mKopa ? - so the TV can
be used . It will be particularly
helpful for this to be in place before the Education Day so films and DVDs can
be shown to encourage attendance and conservation.
